Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Myrtales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Onagraceae
Genus
Gaura L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Gaura lindheimeri Engelm. & A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 61–62 (1845)
Vernacular Name(s):
butterfly plant
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Engelmann, G.; Gray, A. 1845: Plantae Lindleimerianae; an enumeration of the plants collected in Texas and distributed to subscribersm by F. Lindheimer, with remarks and descriptions of new species. Boston Journal of Natural History 5: 210–264.
Heenan, P.B.; de Lange, P.J.; Cameron, E.K.; Ogle, C.C.; Champion, P.D. 2004: Checklist of dicotyledons, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes naturalised or casual in New Zealand: additional records 2001–2003. New Zealand Journal of Botany 42: 797–814.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Wagner, W.L.; Hoch, P.C., Raven, P.H. 2007: Revised classification of the Onagraceae. Systematic Botany Monographs 83: 1–240.